This thread seems quiet these days...
Everyone waiting for the decision or has got his PR and the wait is over
I just got refused work permit extension.
Can I ask what was the reason?
The letter states that my application for a work permit can not be approved as requested without a valid labour market opinion and confirmation from human resources and skills development canada
So I can legally stay in Canada till the end of April. My file was recieved May 2011 but still waiting for criminal checks I believe. If my immigration is still not done after my work permit expires, would I get into any problems??
It is such that as long as you can stay in Canada until the final decision was made.
And that is what the Immigration Department decides
While you can officially stay in Canada, even if your current visa expires
You are, so to speak, on hold until the decision.
I actually came back to my original country to wait for my PR, so I wanted to keep the work permit just in case I need to go back for any further document requests etc. Now that my work permit expires in 3 months, I can only hope that my PR will arrive before that.